Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
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◦ Aanewanurseaisaworkingawithaaapreceptoraonaanainpatientamedical-
surgicalaunit.aTheapreceptoraadvisesatheastudentathatawhichaisatheapriorityawhena
workingaasaaaprofessional anurse?
◦ Attendinga toa holisticaclientaneeds
◦ Ensuringa clienta safety
◦ Notamakingamedicationaerrors
◦ Providinga client-
afocusedacarea
ANSWER:aB
◦ Allaactionsaareaappropriateaforatheaprofessional anurse.aHowever,aensur
ingaclientasafetyaisatheapriority.aUpatoa98,000adeathsaresultaeachayearafromaerrorsaina hos
pitala care,a accordinga toa thea2000a Institutea ofa Medicinea report.a Manya moreaclientsahavea s
uffereda injuriesa anda lessa seriousa outcomes.a Everya nursea hasa thearesponsibilitya toaguardat
heaclientsasafety.
◦ DIF:a Understanding/Comprehensiona REF:a 2a
KEY:aPatientasafetyaMSC:aIntegratedaProcess:aNursingaPr
ocess:aIntervention
◦ NOT:a Clienta Needsa Category:a Safea anda Effectivea Carea
Environment:aSafetyaandaInfectionaControl
◦ Aanurseaisaorientingaaanewaclientaandafamilyatoatheainpatientaunit.aWhatainf
ormationadoesatheanurseaprovideatoahelpatheaclientapromoteahisaoraheraownasaf
ety?
◦ Encourageatheaclientaanda familya toabeaactiveapartners.
◦ Haveatheaclientamonitorahandahygieneainacaregivers.
◦ Offeratheafamilyatheaopportunityatoastayawithatheaclient.
◦ Tellatheaclientatoa alwaysa weara hisaora
heraarmband.a
ANSWER:aA
◦ Eachaactionacouldabeaimportantaforatheaclientaorafamilyatoaperform.a
However,aencouragingatheaclientatoabeaactiveainahisaoraherahealthacareaasaaapartneraisat
heamostacritical.aTheaotheraactionsaare
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◦ veryalimitedainascopeaandadoanotaprovideatheabroadaprotectionathata
beingaactiveaandainvolvedadoes.
◦ DIF:a Understanding/Comprehensiona REF:a 3a
KEY:aPatientasafetyaMSC:aIntegratedaProcess:aTeaching/a
Learning